African Vacation Destinations

This article is about Safari holidays in Botswana, travel tips, advice and recommendation. Botswana is a beautiful country in southern Africa with a wide variety of wildlife viewing opportunities, from the classic safari vacation to the unique and w...

Chobe National Park in Botswana is one of the best places in Africa to enjoy a safari and see "The Big Five". It is less touristy than some other countries in Africa and you certainly feel like an intrepid explorer rather than just another...

The Okavango Delta in Botswana is one of the most unique places in the world for wildlife viewing: The world's largest inland delta and has no outlet to the sea, so there is seasonal flooding of the Kalahari Desert, forming shallow lakes and isla...

Namibia is off the beaten track for the average beach/safari tourist. The desert, sand dunes and wildlife make it one of the best places in Africa to visit. This article is about where to go and the things to see in this wonderful safari destination,...

Marrakech is an interesting city, so close to Europe and yet so different in many ways. The contrast is particularly evident in the Medina, the old walled city, where motorbikes, donkeys and carts and cars jostle for right of way on the narrow dirty...

The best way to see Ancient Egypt is to cruise along the Nile, although there is a lot to see in Cairo or the Valley of the Kings, for a few days, without traveling the length of the Nile. Many tourists also go to Egypt for the beaches, diving and sn...

China is a fascinating place for a vacation. It is developing fast with some cities, such as Shanghai and Beijing very modern while others are still traditional and apparently unchanged for centuries. It is a country of contrast, with some wonderful...

Here is a selection of hotel reviews from my many trips to Africa: Namibia, Botswana (Southern sub-Saharan African, north of South Africa), Egypt and Morocco (North Africa) - Safari vacations and cultural visits, travel recommendations and advice. ...

Borneo, in Southeast Asia, is a beautiful country with unique wildlife. It is home to the illusive orangutan, proboscis monkey, Bornean clouded leopard and many other endangered species. It is a wonderful destination for more adventurous travelers, b...

GIMP is a free photo-editing tool similar to Adobe Photoshop, which can be used for anything from simple red-eye reduction, cropping and image size or file format changing to full professional photo retouching. GIMP was originally written for Linux,...

There are so many good digital SLR cameras on the market now, with a wide range of prices and specifications, but which one should you buy and from which manufacturer? Why should you buy an SLR instead of a compact? What other features should you lo...

Do you still use a film camera, or do you have lots of 35mm negatives, slides or photographs from years ago that you want to get onto your computer? This article is about my experiences with digital film/slide scanners, a couple of scanner reviews,...

Digital photography is now so good, why would anyone still use film? Surprising a few people still do. The days of 35mm film photography may be numbered, but there are still some reasons to persevere with the old technology, even if you are just goi...

After many years of world travel, in search of wild animals and beautiful scenery, I have published some of my African Safari photographs here: From Namiba, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia in Southern Africa, these photographs are available as postcar...

After many years of traveling the world and taking photos, mostly of wildlife and nature and I have published some of them in a Zazzle Gallery. Here is a selection of some of these photographs and links to the associated Zazzle productions; cards and...